First time post on here, very rarely post on the internet at all, but decided to sign up to say how impressed I am with the appointment of Steven Gerrard so far.
Since my adult years of supporting Villa (I am now 49) I haven't been this excited since Martin O'Neill was appointed which surprises even myself, because Gerrard hasn't really proven himself, but, the way he has conducted himself since coming and the way he conducted himself at Rangers is simply outstanding in my opinion. At first I was concerned we had gone the Tim Sherwood route but the more I look into Gerrard's time at Rangers and with the Liverpool Youth the more impressed I am and have total faith in the owners etc. to do the right thing.
I love Dean Smith for what he did, but I really do think he took Villa as far as he could have done. The money spent and the results just didn't match up, I think it's 11 Premier League wins out of 35 games in 2021 which I think is the same as Leeds a team promoted a year after us, which can only be down to Bielsa because they haven't spent £325 million like we have, I don't really think this is improvement personally. I get really frustrated when TV, radio, internet pundits etc. blame the last five games because something was obviously wrong a lot longer than that. I wish nothing but the best for Smith at Norwich unless it involves us.
Steven Gerrard, I am almost certain, will improve the squad, he demands perfection, he has achieved a lot and that guarantees respect. If I was a young lad in the Villa changing room and Gerrard walked in I would be so determined to please him, you could see the way the Rangers players celebrated with him and dedicated goals etc. to him that he had created a fantastic team atmosphere there.
I am 100% all in with support for Gerrard and am very surprised at people wanting him to fail, I just cannot see the sense in it.
Since my adult years of supporting Villa (I am now 49) I haven't been this excited since Martin O'Neill was appointed which surprises even myself, because Gerrard hasn't really proven himself, but, the way he has conducted himself since coming and the way he conducted himself at Rangers is simply outstanding in my opinion. At first I was concerned we had gone the Tim Sherwood route but the more I look into Gerrard's time at Rangers and with the Liverpool Youth the more impressed I am and have total faith in the owners etc. to do the right thing.
I love Dean Smith for what he did, but I really do think he took Villa as far as he could have done. The money spent and the results just didn't match up, I think it's 11 Premier League wins out of 35 games in 2021 which I think is the same as Leeds a team promoted a year after us, which can only be down to Bielsa because they haven't spent £325 million like we have, I don't really think this is improvement personally. I get really frustrated when TV, radio, internet pundits etc. blame the last five games because something was obviously wrong a lot longer than that. I wish nothing but the best for Smith at Norwich unless it involves us.
Steven Gerrard, I am almost certain, will improve the squad, he demands perfection, he has achieved a lot and that guarantees respect. If I was a young lad in the Villa changing room and Gerrard walked in I would be so determined to please him, you could see the way the Rangers players celebrated with him and dedicated goals etc. to him that he had created a fantastic team atmosphere there.
I am 100% all in with support for Gerrard and am very surprised at people wanting him to fail, I just cannot see the sense in it.